Tornado History

Sibley Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Sibley, Minnesota. The records below identify 32 tornadoes from 1965 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $51.4M, with 1 deaths and 75 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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32recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$51.4Mminimum property damage
May 11, 2022latest tornado
15.5 milongest listed path
880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 6, 19651965F2 May 6, 19651965F2 June 24, 20032003F1 June 28, 19791979F1 May 5, 19651965F1 May 14, 19851985F1 May 24, 19891989F1 June 30, 19941994F1 June 24, 20032003F1 June 24, 20032003EF1 August 16, 20172017EF1 July 25, 20202020F0 June 13, 19831983F0 June 13, 19831983EF0 September 17, 2021F0 June 25, 1970F0 May 15, 1985F0 July 21, 1995F0 July 21, 1995F0 June 26, 1998F0 May 9, 2001F0 May 9, 2001F0 August 3, 2002F0 June 24, 2003EF0 June 11, 2008EF0 May 28, 2011EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 July 5, 2019EF0 July 25, 2020EF0 May 11, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)11
  • EF0 (Light damage)9

Most Active Years

  • 20034
  • 20174
  • 19653
  • 19832
  • 19852
  • 19952
  • 20012
  • 20202

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 6, 1965F3Sibley, Minnesota15.5 mi167 yd00$25.0M
May 6, 1965F2Sibley, Minnesota3 mi667 yd175$25.0M
June 24, 2003F2Sibley, Minnesota3.5 mi880 yd00$1.0M
June 28, 1979F1Sibley, Minnesota5.6 mi30 yd00$250K
May 5, 1965F1Sibley, Minnesota11.2 mi33 yd00$25K
May 14, 1985F1Sibley, Minnesota2.5 mi100 yd00$25K
May 24, 1989F1Sibley, Minnesota6 mi40 yd00N/A
June 30, 1994F1Sibley, Minnesota0.1 mi30 yd00N/A
June 24, 2003F1Sibley, Minnesota0.3 mi100 yd00N/A
June 24, 2003F1Sibley, Minnesota0.5 mi100 yd00N/A
August 16, 2017EF1Sibley, Minnesota1.57 mi75 yd00N/A
July 25, 2020EF1Sibley, Minnesota1.89 mi50 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.